Arsenal Transfer Rumours And General Chat

Pepe LeFrits · 22-04-2008 05:37PM

Galvasean wrote: »

Why not? its only Derby.

He's even a lefty! Reminds me of Joe Cole.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wOgKUdVXQE

It'll probably be van Persie though.

gosplan · 22-04-2008 05:56PM

annoying the way they don't put the names on the back of the reserve jersey's.

I'm not fan enough to know who they all are from sight.

PHB · 22-04-2008 06:14PM

This seasons results vs the top 4 shows your side needs improvements because you can bet that your rivals will be spending in the summer.

Fergie said at the start of the year the league would be decided on those top 4 results. It looks like he might be right.

L'prof · 22-04-2008 06:43PM

LuckyCharms wrote: »

no offence but ye do and badly, How ye still play eboue right wing and expect to win stuff is hilarious.With RVP's injury issues(starting to turn into our version of Saha ) you need another striker of a high standard to compete with ade

This seasons results vs the top 4 shows your side needs improvements because you can bet that your rivals will be spending in the summer.

Arsenal Vs Rest of Big 4
Liverpool
ManUtd
Chelsea
Arsenal
Won
0
0
1
X
Lose
1
2
1
X
Draw
3
1
0
X
ManUtd
Win
2
X
1
2
Draw
0
X
0
1
Lose
0
X
0
0
Chelsea
Win
1
0
X
1
Draw
2
0
X
0
Lose
0
1
X
1
Liverpool
Win
X
0
0
1
Draw
X
0
2
3
Lose
X
2
1
0

I don't really care about the stats because I know from watching them that they are much better than those stats show...why don't you dig up those same stats from last season? Since we finished top then, we didn't need to strenghten for this season I suppose?

PHB wrote: »

Fergie said at the start of the year the league would be decided on those top 4 results. It looks like he might be right.

Like it did last year? That's said every season...the only difference is this year it looks convincing!

LuckyCharms · 22-04-2008 06:46PM

jasonorr wrote: »

I don't really care about the stats because I know from watching them that they are much better than those stats show...why don't you dig up those same stats from last season? Since we finished top then, we didn't need to strenghten for this season I suppose?

Your post kinda confused me , are you an arsenal fan or and man utd fan?

L'prof · 22-04-2008 07:46PM

LuckyCharms wrote: »

Your post kinda confused me , are you an arsenal fan or and man utd fan?

Arsenal, who finished top of the top 4 fixtures last season!!!

Galvasean · 22-04-2008 08:45PM

jasonorr wrote: »

Arsenal, who finished top of the top 4 fixtures last season!!!

Yep, we just messed up against teams like West Ham and Bolton.

jank · 22-04-2008 08:53PM

You know what they say.
90% of stats are made up on the spot.

jank · 22-04-2008 08:57PM

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

He's even a lefty! Reminds me of Joe Cole.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wOgKUdVXQE

It'll probably be van Persie though.

Wow! wont be long until he is in the first team. Expect him to start in Carling Cup

astrofool · 22-04-2008 08:58PM

jank wrote: »

You know what they say.
90% of stats are made up on the spot.

Thats not quite relevant when all the stats above are based on known results...

I think you meant to say the other one, where stats don't really reflect the true nature of what goes on in a match.

L'prof · 23-04-2008 08:33AM

This is pretty funny!

"It was a difficult match and I was very disappointed with the referee," said Benitez after the 1-1 draw.

"He gave just one minute injury-time in the first period and four in the second. It was hard to understand."

"All the free-kicks seemed to go against us. The first four free-kicks against us were for pushing, and then when one of their players (Ashley Cole) pushes one of our players in the back with both hands in the box, there's nothing."

Can't help but say, So What...he had no sympathy for us in the last round!

Liverpool were unlucky last night and Chelsea are probably favourites now, but I think I'd prefer to see Liverpool go through...not win it mind!

Evil_Clown · 23-04-2008 10:43AM

It's beginning to look like Flamini is leaving
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3463218,00.html

Juve have offered £10000 more a week than Arsenal and he was a Juve supporter as a kid apparently
This will be a massive blow for Arsenal we will need to buy an already experienced player for DM but i'm not sure where we will be able to find an available player with the dynamism of Flamini. Cannot afford to have a player that will need a season to bed in, cos then it will be another trophless year I think. Denison and Diaby are not ready, Gilberto is passed his best
Gareth barry is the player we need imo if Flamini leaves. he will be priced high but will be worth it.

jank · 23-04-2008 10:54AM

I dont understand why Arsenal dont get these players on a longer contract, If they dont sign they should sell and at least make some money out of it. Like how many players have left on a free for the few years? Edu is one anyway

There is no point blooding young players then leaving them go off on a free transfer! Its a serious flaw in the club thats costing them trophies

PHB · 23-04-2008 11:11AM

I'd say it was to do with Henry's massive wages and they had to keep a tight ship in order to maintain margins.

Noelie · 23-04-2008 11:16AM

Also Flamini never looked much of a player until this season, before now he was average at best.

Pepe LeFrits · 23-04-2008 12:07PM

Noelie wrote: »

Also Flamini never looked much of a player until this season, before now he was average at best.

Yep, Arsenal tried to flog Flamini to Middlesbrough last season, so getting him tied down on a long contract wasn't really a priority.

Flamini really would be a loss that we could do without. It's going to be an interesting summer.

Galvasean · 23-04-2008 12:11PM

That Wilshire guy looks a great prospect. Expect to see him play in our Carling Cup run next season.

Flamini leaving, say it aint so!

Pepe LeFrits · 23-04-2008 12:25PM

It'll probably be just a few minutes at the end of games for Wilshere. Next season's Carling Cup run will be about the introductions of Vela, Barazite, Lansbury, Merida and Nordtveit, depending on who gets loaned where and which existing squad players are shipped out.

OPENROAD · 23-04-2008 05:42PM

Noelie wrote: »

Also Flamini never looked much of a player until this season, before now he was average at best.

Afraid I can't really agree, Flamini did not really have much opportunity and I think it is also very important to recognise the role he played in getting us to the champions league final in Paris, he played left back and have to say he was very very unlucky not to have played in the final. Obviously with Gilberto coming back late from International duty, Flamini got his chance in his position and took it, I would be hopeful he signs an extension.

jank · 23-04-2008 09:19PM

Looking at the United Barca match tonight, I thought yaya Toure was very good.
Didnt he have a trial at arsenal about three years ago. Any idea why Wenger didnt sign him?

leninbenjamin · 23-04-2008 09:36PM

jank wrote: »

Any idea why Wenger didnt sign him?

i thought they did want to sign him but he didn't want to sign for them, that he didn't wan't to be in the shadow of his brother but make a name for himself.

Royale with Cheese · 23-04-2008 09:38PM

He had a trial with Arsenal years ago and was bitter that they didn't take him on... what I heard anyway.

leninbenjamin · 23-04-2008 11:28PM

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

He had a trial with Arsenal years ago and was bitter that they didn't take him on... what I heard anyway.

aye subsequent googling seemed to indicate this. dunno where i got that in my head.

back on Flamini, i personally think he'd be a bit mad to go. Arsenal's style suits him down to ground, what with him and Cesc being so mobile and Wenger knowing exactly how to deploy this. i think he'd be good for Juve, but i don't think he'd ever play as well for them as he could for Arsenal. I think he'd find himself feeling stifled compared to playing for the current Arsenal team. anyway only time will tell...

Roddy23 · 24-04-2008 08:47AM

Whatever about buying proven players, it seems Arsenal have bought another "one for the future". They signed a 15 year old midfielder from AZ Alkmaar linky . He won't link up with Arsenal until September though.

yahoo_moe · 24-04-2008 12:56PM

OPENROAD wrote: »

I would be hopeful he signs an extension.

I hope he stays. But I'm not hopeful - I think he'll go.

He's had plenty of opportunity to sign/agree a deal in recent months (something which I feel might have helped the squad) and he hasn't. Even if he's been taking a 'wait and see' approach, I'm not sure he'll have seen enough to keep him - if a young team achieving far more than most people expected in the first 4/5 months of the season didn't make him want to stay, then I don't think the decline since then will have done much for him.

Galvasean · 24-04-2008 04:10PM

Roddy23 wrote: »

Whatever about buying proven players, it seems Arsenal have bought another "one for the future". They signed a 15 year old midfielder from AZ Alkmaar linky . He won't link up with Arsenal until September though.

Great, another one. Not that its abad thing, but Id like to win some trophies soon, rhather than just later.

OPENROAD · 24-04-2008 09:40PM

Looks like we might be resting some players for the rest of the season, I really really hope Spain,France and Holland are knocked out in the 1st round of the Euros.
http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=490673&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Wenger+-+I+could+rest+Euro+2008+players

jank · 25-04-2008 03:44PM

Interesting.
What players are playing in euro 2008?

Royale with Cheese · 25-04-2008 03:55PM

Van Persie, Cesc, Gallas, Lehmann, Senderos, maybe Djourou too.

Then perhaps Clichy, Sagna, Flamini... not sure if they're definitely in the French squad these days, although they bloody should be.

Rosicky will still be injured. Surprise, surprise.

OPENROAD · 25-04-2008 05:58PM

Hopefully not true.

http://www.arsenalnewsreview.co.uk/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=959&cntnt01origid=30&cntnt01returnid=42

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